Sunday, January 4, 2026

How the Cycling Cities Campaign Helped Scale a Global Movement

Amid the devastation wrought by the pandemic were small glimmers of hope. Vehicle use was down, and people wanted to spend time outside, enjoying...

ITDP at 40: A Conversation on Four Decades of Sustainable Transport

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of ITDP. It’s a time to reflect on our journey from grassroots activism to global influence, and to look...

A smaller footprint for freight

Freight plays a valuable role in keeping our communities and local economies thriving, but heavy freight vehicles pose unique challenges to community roads and...

A smaller footprint for freight vehicles

Freight plays a valuable role in keeping our communities and local economies thriving, but heavy freight vehicles pose unique challenges to community roads and...

Powering up communities: New grant to accelerate electrification & smart growth

Across the country, municipalities and transit agencies are beginning to embrace electrification in local transportation. They’re showing that the future of transportation does not...

Why We Need E-Bikes As A Climate and Mobility Solution

People in cities all around the world have been seeing a new phenomenon on their streets: electric bicycles, or e-bikes. Whether branded as part...

Why We Need E-Bikes As A Climate and Mobility Solution

People in cities all around the world have been seeing a new phenomenon on their streets: electric bicycles, or e-bikes. Whether branded as part...

Fostering Sustainable, Accessible African Cities Through TOD

Rapid urbanization is creating complex, multifaceted challenges and opportunities around the world. African cities are undeniably at the forefront of this phenomenon. As Africa’s...

The Path Ahead for Bikesharing

Bikeshare started appearing around 2005, as city governments contracted bikeshare equipment and operations with public funds (or advertising assets), making docked bikeshare a visible...

Catching the e-bike wave

Electric bikes have enormous potential to deliver affordable, clean, healthy and space-efficient transportation to the masses, but the feds and too many other leaders...

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How Ready Are Brazil’s Cities for Climate Change?

Each storm that floods a bus terminal, or a heat wave that makes walking and cycling a challenge, demonstrates that climate change is fundamentally...

ITDP Mexico’s 2025 Ciclociudades Monitor Assesses Cycling Across Latin America

Since 2011, Ciclociudades has been a key initiative of ITDP Mexico to measure the progress of cycling mobility across cities — originally focused on...

ITDP Mexico’s 2025 Ciclociudades Monitor Assesses Cycling Across Latin America

Since 2011, Ciclociudades has been a key initiative of ITDP Mexico to measure the progress of cycling mobility across cities — originally focused on...

With the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport, ITDP Calls for Scaling More Public Transport

As the United Nations inaugurates its first Decade of Sustainable Transport (2026–2035) this December, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) is urging...